by John Kennedy As Lhasa has supposedly quieted down, the anti-CNN.com crowd has gone off the deep end, that might be worth exploring more. The death threats they’ve been making towards Western media representatives stationed in China certainly haven’t gone unnoticed. On Mutant Palm blogger Davesgonechina’s list of links chosen in a move to foster […]
Pakistan On The Long Road To Freedom
Two events in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a suicide bomber detonated himself beside a bus at the entrance of Camp […]
Israel Saves Hamas from Own Mistakes
The Israeli government may yet save Hamas from its own mistakes ! The essential question, for the US and Israeli governments is to maintain a closed border around Palestine. The January mass breakout began to loosen this stranglehold, but Hamas in Gaza did not use its options to maintain the Gaza/Egypt border open. Whether the […]
Car Bomb Ends Life of Hizbullah Chief Wanted for String of Kidnappings and Mass Murders
Imad Mughniyeh could have had no idea he was about to die on Tuesday evening as he approached the silver SUV parked in an anonymous street in Kafr Soussa, a quiet residential suburb of Damascus. Still, Mughniyeh must have been used to danger – he had been one of the world’s most wanted men for […]
Kenyan’s future now lies in the hands of Koffi Annan
Kenyan’s future now lies in the hands of former UN chief Koffi Annan. Former UN Secretary General his Excellency Koffi Annan now holds Kenya on his hand, the future for a prosperous Kenya lies on his resolution on the going mediation talks. Annan who is one of the top most highly regarded African eminent personnel […]
Basic Instinct: Under the rain Tree
Book Extract: Under The Rain Tree ISBN: 9788122309812 Author: Vatsala Balachandran Warrier Publisher: Cedar books (www.pustakmahal.com) Basic Instinct It was the day of the rally. The vast sands of the Marina Beach in Chennai were packed with a seething mass of humanity. Overhead, the sun blazed in all its fury, baking the sand red-hot. Dust […]